ND Democratic lawmaker proposes data center moratorium and ban on officials signing NDAs
North Dakota State Senator Tim Mathern has announced his intention to propose two bills during the upcoming special legislative session in September. These bills aim to regulate data center development, including a statewide moratorium, and to ban officials from signing non-disclosure agreements related to such projects.
North Dakota State Senator Tim Mathern, a Democrat representing Fargo, announced on Tuesday his plans to introduce two new bills during the special legislative session scheduled for September. These proposed legislations are designed to regulate the ongoing development of data centers across the state.
Key components of the bills include the implementation of a data center moratorium and a prohibition on government officials from entering into non-disclosure agreements concerning data center projects. Senator Mathern's initiative seeks to address concerns related to the rapid expansion of the data center industry in North Dakota.